Highly placed police and SRP sources said the new recruits, who have been sent to the Karai camp, near Gandhinagar, had defied directives to control an unruly mob of SRP jawans and their families.

A senior official said, ``The recruits did nothing while others were holding the SRP office virtually to ransom. That is why they have been shifted.''Kapadwanj DySP Girish Singhal, who has been handed charge of the case, said the inquiry would be concluded within a fortnight. SRP group commandant N K Jhala refused to comment, stating investigations were underway.

He, however, described as ``unfortunate'' the disrespect shown to the additional DG.